Falcons get past Minutemen; Trojans triumph

Wednesday

Feb 6, 2013 at 2:50 AMFeb 6, 2013 at 2:52 AM

Area boys basketball roundup

A fast start stood up for Flanagan-Cornell as the Falcons edged host Lexington 45-41 in a Heart of Illinois Conference boys’ basketball contest Tuesday night. Flanagan-Cornell staked itself to a 12-3 lead in the opening period and was ahead by a 23-15 count at halftime. The Minutemen tried to fight their way back into contention but could do no better than outscore the Falcons by two points in each of the final two quarters. Matt Harrison finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Flanagan-Cornell attack. Tanner Bertsche added 11 points and Chad Gundy chipped in 10. Alec Dutko and Keegan Bertsche scored 4 points apiece. Donavan Laible had 11 points and 6 boards for Lexington. Jonny Meints collected 10 points and 8 rebounds and Chris Collins-Terry checked in with 9 points and 9 boards. Nate Jacobs had 6 points and 4 assists. Lexington was just 16 of 53 shooting from the field.Dwight 78, Reed-Custer 57 DWIGHT — Blake Huseman erupted for 30 points in leading Dwight to a 78-57 Interstate Eight Conference boys’ basketball victory over Reed-Custer at Kresl Memorial Gymnasium Tuesday night. Huseman connected on eight 3-pointers as the Trojans improved to 8-17 on the season and 3-6 in the I-8. “It sounds strange to say that when a player makes eight 3s that he had an off night shooting, but Blake actually had several 3s go in and out and could have easily made 12 in this game,” DTHS head coach Eric Long said. Dwight was outscored in just one quarter, and that was when the Comets scored nearly half their points. DTHS was up 18-9 after one period before Reed-Custer hit for 25 in the second to draw the game even at 34-34 at the break. The Trojans created a little space with a 19-15 difference in the third quarter before striking for 25 points in the fourth frame. “Carson Banks and Triston Dirks both had great games on offensive end and on the boards,” Long said. “Caleb Boma did an outstanding job running our offense vs. some intense pressure.” Banks added 16 points and Dircks chipped in 12 for the Trojans. Owen Pulver tallied 6 markers.Eureka 59, Prairie Central 49 FAIRBURY — Prairie Central got out of the gate quickly but couldn’t hold the surge late in its Corn Belt Conference boys’ basketball tilt with visiting Eureka. The Hornets prevailed with a fast finish 59-49. Addison Bounds scored nine points in the first quarter as the Hawks jumped out to a 14-10 advantage. The Hornets found the range in the second quarter in outscoring PC 15-9 to take a 25-23 lead into the intermission. The difference was cut to just 37-36 through three periods. Eureka struck for 22 points in the fourth quarter. Jared McCunn had 12 of those points as the Hornets pushed back the Hawks. McCunn finished with 22 points for the visitors. Kyle Hardy added 10 points. Bounds had 20 points for the Hawks (14-8). Kyler Hoffman added 11 points, Ed Shafer had 7 points and Mitch Harrell threw in 5 markers.Newark 64, Woodland 43 SOUTH STREATOR — A 31-point effort from Newark’s Anderson lifted the Norsemen to a 64-43 nonconference victory over host Woodland. Anderson scored 15 points in the fourth quarter as Newark pulled away. The Warriors fell behind 19-13 after one period and were down 24-17 at the intermission. It was a 40-30 difference after three quarters. Jon Hays and Alex Erschen had 13 points apiece for Woodland. Zane Noonan threw in 10 and Alex Miller scored 4 points.